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Monthly Archive for July, 2014

: July, 2014

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. It’s a small announcement, but it’s kind of big news for fans of Foggy Noggin Brewing, as so many of us are. For the month of August, Foggy Noggin is expanding the open hours for its tasting room in Bothell/Woodinville to include both Fridays and Saturdays. Here’s…

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. It’s almost time for one of the most glorious events of the year: hop harvest. And you are invited to witness it firsthand with Schooner EXACT Brewing. Right now, there is a quiet solitude about the hop fields. Rows and rows of towering hop bines insulate Darren…

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. The bad news from Burdick Brewery is that it is closing its doors. The good news, it is upgrading to a 7-barrel brewhouse and installing some 15-barrel fermenters so it can finally produce enough beer to meet demand and grow. Until now, the brewery struggled to keep…

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. UPDATED 8/1/2014: Chainline Brewing is asking for your help. Please write a letter in the form of an email supporting the brewery and send it to the Liquor Control Board agent who is considering this matter. The LCB has received at least 17 letters that oppose the…

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Data released yesterday by the Brewers Association shows that the USA now supports 3,040 breweries, 99 percent of which are craft breweries. That is, small and independent breweries that meet the Brewers Association definition of craft brewery. Another 1,900 breweries are currently in planning. The craft beer industry…

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. When I first discovered Iron Horse Brewery, about 9 years ago, it was in the hands of its founder, Jim Quilter. He was a great guy and a skilled brewer, but when I visited him at the brewery he admitted that he didn’t much care for the…

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Small businesses around Seattle seeking expert advice, guidance, and ideas stand to benefit from tonight’s event. Organized and hosted by Boston Beer Company, Brewing the American Dream is a program designed to help small businesses prosper. At the heart of the program is speed coaching, where businesses…

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Most of Washington’s local breweries do a lot to help non-profit organizations. Whether it be in the form of beer donations that help non-profit organizations raise funds, or greater involvement in events and causes, philanthropy and beer go hand in hand, which is just one more reason…

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Carl Sandburg described Chicago as “”Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation’s Freight Handler; Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders…” Frank Sinatra said it in simpler terms: “My kind of town, Chicago is…” However you choose…

Story by Kendall Jones, via Washington Beer Blog. Seahawks training camp officially starts today, which means our thoughts will soon be turning to another amazing season of screaming and hollering like crazed lunatics. The 12th Man needs something to soothe the vocal chords, so Redhook says, “You bring the noise and we’ll bring the beer.”…

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